Senior Software Engineer (Android)

We’re Kingfisher. You might know us as Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot or Koçtaş. We’re made up of over 78,000 passionate people, call over 1,300 stores home and operate in 8 countries. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

What's the job?

We are going through an exciting period of change and are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Android Engineer with expertise in Kotlin, Android + Kotlin Multiplatform to join our Software Engineering team and work on our greenfield Android KMM programme.

Our aspiration is to grow an engineering function that is world class, pioneering in the retail technology space, making great software within a growth culture that is always looking for the next thing to improve or adapt to meet our customer needs.

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact building better software, this is the job for you!

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Android applications
• Contribute clean code to our new Android codebase
• Write KMM components to be shared across iOS and Android devices
• Leverage Jetpack compose for building composable user interfaces
• Write unit tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase
• Utilize GitLab for source control management and code reviews
• Manage platform dependencies and 3rd party integrations
• Ability to integrate web-views into native views where necessary
• Work with product managers and designers to understand user needs and implement effective user interfaces
• Keep up to date with the latest trends and best practices in Android development and share knowledge with the team
  
  

What You'll Bring

• At least 5 years of experience developing Android Apps
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin and object-oriented programming principles
• Experience with architectural design patterns such as MVVM, MVP, and MVI
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web services integration and GraphQL services
• Knowledge of mobile app security best practices and how to implement them
• Some knowledge of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM)
  
  

Bonus Points For

• Published articles on LinkedIn/Medium or other platforms
• Involved in an Android community via membership of online groups or meetups and can demonstrate participation in developer forums
• Experimented with iOS development
• Experience with Jetpack Compose
  
  

Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions
  
  

Be Human – acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful
  
  

Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings
  
  

Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
  
  

Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
  
  

Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
  
  

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.